Forecaster: Lemuel O’Shaughnessy
Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is cloudy.
Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is cloudy with light showers.
Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 27°C or 81°F.
Last night’s minimum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 26°C or 79°F.
Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 88 %.
Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the north at 10 mph or 17 km/h.
Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 8:00 am today:
At Hewanorra Airport: 1.9 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 9.0 mm.
Total rainfall for the month of September so far:
At Hewanorra Airport: 39.7 mm. At GFL Charles Airport: 44.9 mm.
Sunset today: 6:00 pm. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.
FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
Winds will be blowing from the east near 14 mph or 22 km/h.
Weather: Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers which may be heavy in some areas and isolated thunderstorms.
MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA
Tides for Castries Harbour: Low at 12:25 pm… High at 7:13 pm.
Tides for Vieux Fort Bay: Low at 1:52 pm… High at 8:20 pm.
Seas: Slight to moderate with waves 3 to 5 feet or 0.9 to 1.5 metres.
FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES
Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with scattered showers, which may be heavy in some locations, and isolated thunderstorms.
Moisture and instability over the Eastern Caribbean region, will continue to cause periods of cloudiness, showers and isolated thunderstorms over the Lesser Antilles during the forecast period.
A weak tropical wave located over the western Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 12 mph or 19 km/h. This wave is expected to affect our region late Friday into Saturday.
Another tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 17 mph or 28 km/h.
A third tropical wave, located over the far eastern Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 8 mph or 13 km/h. This wave has a high chance of tropical cyclone formation during the next seven days.